Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit]

by H. Kern | 2013 | 16,351 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801226

The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-pundarika) is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture classified as one of the nine Dharmas. the Lotus Sutra deals with a wide range of important Buddhist teachings in twenty-seven chapters including the nature of the Buddhas and the inherent potentiality of becoming Buddha within all beings. This editions only contains the Sanskrit metrical text and the corresponding English translation. Alternative titles: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (सद्धर्म-पुण्डरीक-सूत्र).

दृष्ट्वा च ता पर्ष चतस्र तायिनश्चन्द्रार्कदीपस्य इमं प्रभावम् ।
हर्षस्थिताः सर्वि भवित्व तत्क्षणमन्योन्य पृच्छन्ति कथं नु एतत् ॥ ७३ ॥

dṛṣṭvā ca tā parṣa catasra tāyinaścandrārkadīpasya imaṃ prabhāvam |
harṣasthitāḥ sarvi bhavitva tatkṣaṇamanyonya pṛcchanti kathaṃ nu etat || 73 ||

And all the four classes of hearers on seeing the power of the mighty Kandrarkadipa were filled with joy and asked one another: How is this?

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tan, Parsha, Tayin, Candrarkadipa, Idam, Prabhava, Harsha, Sthita, Bhavin, Bhu, Itvan, Tatkshana, Anyonya, Pricchat, Pricchanti, Katham, Katha, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.73). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dṛṣṭvā ca parṣa catasra tāyinaścandrārkadīpasya imaṃ prabhāvam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parṣa -
  • parṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    parṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • catasra -
  • tāyinaś -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • candrārkadīpasya -
  • candrārkadīpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prabhāvam -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “harṣasthitāḥ sarvi bhavitva tatkṣaṇamanyonya pṛcchanti kathaṃ nu etat
  • harṣa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sarvi -
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • itva -
  • itvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    itvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatkṣaṇam -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchanti -
  • pṛcchantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pṛcchantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pṛcchantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.73

Cover of edition (2013)

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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Cover of edition (2001)

The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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